Pretty Spring '11 Colors

Pantone released the new colors for spring ‘11. These colors were inspired by the locales like Africa, India, Peru, and Turkey. The number one color for the spring is Honeysuckle, followed by Regatta, and Coral Rose. Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, said, “This time, everything is a little more exotic. It really has to do with everything that is happening in the world. There is still a lot of concern about the economy and life in general. It is very natural that designers would have those things in their thought process as they choose their colors.” WWD

I’m excited about the blue curacao pantone - Percentage of designers who used this color: 8.15. Blue Curacao’s strong showing taps into the interest in turquoise, which was Pantone’s 2010 color of the year. “It really is an interesting color. It is a next-door neighbor to turquoise,” Eiseman said. “Blue Curacao is a color people respond well to.” WWD